2016 · Week 7

Final

Buccaneers

Tampa Bay

QB Jameis Winston

34·17

49ers

San Francisco

QB Colin Kaepernick

Levi's Stadium · outdoors · grass · 68°F · wind 5mph

Closing spread

SF -1

Total

45

Model margin

-1.2est.

SF perspective

Push chance

2.1%est.

Win probability

  • 49ers
  • Buccaneers

How each play moved the game.

49ers winsBuccaneers wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Buccaneersedge map49ers
  • -0.005EPA / play-0.089
  • 43.9%Success rate39.6%
  • +0.118EPA / dropback-0.036
  • -0.208EPA / rush-0.169
  • 6.6%Explosive rate8.0%
  • +1.81CPOE-5.73
  • 44.2%Third-down rate34.6%
  • 62.7%Red-zone TD rate72.1%
  • 1.74Points / drive1.59
  • 2.4%Turnover rate2.1%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

SF lead 9–6 since 1999

Meetings average 40 points. SF are 7-8 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W6SF @ TB1930TB
2024 · W10SF @ TB2320SF
2023 · W11TB @ SF1427SF
2022 · W14TB @ SF735SF
2019 · W1SF @ TB3117SF
2018 · W12SF @ TB927TB
2013 · W15SF @ TB3314SF
2011 · W5TB @ SF348SF

Box score

Individual performances

Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jameis Winston21/3026931

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jacquizz Rodgers261545.90
Peyton Barber12847.01
Antone Smith166.00
Adam Humphries166.00
Jameis Winston1-1-1.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Mike Evans813962
Russell Shepard56771
Antone Smith23410
Cameron Brate33290
Adam Humphries23170
Jacquizz Rodgers1190

49ers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Colin Kaepernick16/3414311

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Colin Kaepernick9849.30
DuJuan Harris11393.50
Mike Davis7213.01
Shaun Draughn11616.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +12.9%4.6%3.0%7.5%7.2%2.8%4.2%

Positive margins favour 49ers; negative favour Buccaneers.

Half-point at risk

2.13%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

45.8%

Expected total

44.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-2.49
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.48
  • Expected margin-1.23